'98 Honda Civic Type R (EK) Set-up

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Hi everyone,
i need 2 no wat u guyz think of my set up 4 the type r hb '98.if any of u feel that this thread is irrelevent feel free 2 close it. the car handles very well tops out at around 168-169-ish and it took the nurburgring very well. it also did a high 1'18 around mid field forward

parts to buy:

Racing Exhaust
Sports chip
port polish
engine balancing
displacement up
Racnig brakes
original suspension
original turbo (stage 5)
triple clutch
LSD (best one forget wat its called)
racing flywheel
stage 3 weight reduction
ridgity refresher
Racing tires (mediums) (R3's)

Set up:

Suspension:
Spring rate: F6.0 R3.8
ride height: F95 mm R100mm
Shock absorbers: F5 R5
Camber: F3.5 R4.0
Stabilizers: F5 R6

LSD:
Initial Torque:8
Limited Slip accel:50
Limited Slip deccel:75

Transmission: auto set 11
All Aids off:sly:

you should be gettin 453hp

i just need to see wat u guyz think. any feedback is welcome
 
Err I can't be bothered spending that much on a Civic right now, sorry. Maybe when I have some more money since I just bought a Ford Falcon Race Car which I don't even like.

A bit of advice, stage 5 Turbo causes huge huge lag and gives less BHP than stage four, I reccomenend changing that turbo to stage 4.
 
GeorgeMorley
Err I can't be bothered spending that much on a Civic right now, sorry. Maybe when I have some more money since I just bought a Ford Falcon Race Car which I don't even like.

A bit of advice, stage 5 Turbo causes huge huge lag and gives less BHP than stage four, I reccomenend changing that turbo to stage 4.
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Isn't that the other way,i always thought that the original turbo has less turbo lag,and the thing about BHP,it's exception on some of the cars ie. Mazda RX-7 Gt-Limited '85.

And yeah,i think all that power is 2 much for the civic,you can't use that power on the front axel IMHO.Whell you're running racing tyres,that things pulls you out,but with the S tyres,turning is probably impossible,and wheel speen is huge.I like to set my EK9,around 250hp max,i have one EG6 in the garage,280hp,that thing is 2 wild,even on the racing tyres.I'm speaking all this with aids off!
 
No the stage 4 has lag, but stage 5 has huge lag, so much it acctully slows you down.
 
Yeah, the Stage 5 turbos have less lag and a fatter powerband(more area under the curve). In some cases, they make a little less peak power, but in other cases, they may actually provide more.
 
noobie 4 ever
Suspension:
Spring rate: F6.0 R3.8
ride height: F95 mm R100mm
Shock absorbers: F5 R5
Camber: F3.5 R4.0
Stabilizers: F5 R6

LSD:
Initial Torque:8
Limited Slip accel:50
Limited Slip deccel:75
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Camber - 2.0 or less on front, on FF's
rear camber should be close to that of front, maybe a bit lower
I'd use 1.5 - 1.0 as a start
TOE - putting these to +1 each could help a bit
stabilizers make you bounce, jitter, and spin tires...
I'd go 3-3

LSD...the most misused part in GT4... (you know you can't get 75, right?)

Initial: 20-40 I'd go with 30-35
Accel: 35-45 depends on how hard Initial is - (harder initial, lighter accel)
Decel: 25-45 again, depends on initial

I'd do this
30
40
25
and play from there
you might have more fun with around 350HP, as you'll be able to floor it by 3rd, at least
 
Here's a setup I use, it's for those who want to keep the civic NA in stead of turbo:

Parts to buy:

- Racing exhaust
- Racing brakes
- Stage 3 NA tuning
- Port polish
- Engine balancing
- Displacement
- Racing chip
- Close gearing
- Tripple clutch
- Racing flywheel
- 1.5 way LSD
- Original suspension
- Racing tyres (I’ve got hard in front and soft back, It’s up to you which to choose)
- Weight reduction stage 3
- Increase rigidity
- Body rigidity refresher plan

Setup:

Suspension:

8.3 - 6.0
95 - 100
8 - 8
-- - --
-- - --
3.5 - 2.5
0 - 0
5 - 5

Driving Aids:

5
5
1

It will have about 280 hp. It will do Midfield normal in 1.21 and Tsukuba in 1.01.
I haven’t got a LSD which you can change because I don’t understand it but if you do I would take it.:)
 
In GT4, a turbo will make your powerband worse, an NA tune will only shift it upwards, aka, not affect it during racing.
a stage 3 turbo would likely give the fastest times around tighter tracks, over stages 4 and 5, and certainly outpower NA 3.
 

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